Regulation badminton shuttlecock

How much does a regulation badminton shuttlecock weigh?

Regulation badminton shuttlecock weighs about 5 g (0.18 oz).

📎 That's about the weight of 5 paperclips.

At 5 g, it ranks #2 of 26 in Sports (lightest to heaviest) — heavier than Regulation table tennis ball (2.7 g) and lighter than Regulation golf ball (46 g).

This is a specific, standardized product, so the weight above is an exact figure — not an average across variants.

About 5 g of cork and feathers — yet smashed shuttles top 400 km/h, the fastest object in racket sports.

Category: Sports

Regulation badminton shuttlecock weight in different units
Grams 5 g
Kilograms 0.005 kg
Ounces 0.2 oz
Pounds 0.01 lb

Source: BWF regulation: 4.74-5.5 g, editorial midpoint 5 g.

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